Chumash
English
editEtymology 1
editFrom Yiddish חומש (khumesh), from Hebrew חוּמָשׁ (khumásh), from חֲמִישָּׁה (khamishá, “five”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈkʊməʃ/, /ˈxʊməʃ/
- Rhymes: -æʃ
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun
editChumash (countable and uncountable, plural Chumashim or Chumashes)
- (Judaism) Any book of the Pentateuch.
- The Pentateuch collectively.
Related terms
editTranslations
editone of the Five Books of Moses
the Five Books of Moses
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Etymology 2
editIneseño čʰumaš (“the Island Chumash people”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃumɑʃ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
editChumash (plural Chumashes or Chumash)
- A member of a particular Native American tribe of southern California.
Proper noun
editChumash
- The language of this tribe.
See also
edit- Chumash people on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Further reading
edit- Ethnologue entry for Barbareño, boi
- Ethnologue entry for Chumash, chs
- Ethnologue entry for Cruzeño, crz
- Ethnologue entry for Ineseño, inz
- Ethnologue entry for Obispeño, obi
- Ethnologue entry for Purisimeño, puy
- Ethnologue entry for Ventureño, veo
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